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What did you use to come through the drywall into the living space? Is there some type of a wall plate for the fiber? For ethernet, they make a wall plate that the cable plugs into the back of the wall plate and then you use a patch cable between the wall plate and the router/switch. Is...

I should be running my conduit soon so I have some follow up questions about running the fiber. What is the best way/place to transition from the fiber to ethernet in the house? I could run the fiber through the crawlspace and into the wall to a wall plate in the office where the modem is but...

So I think I have my final plan. It's not much more money to stick with 100 amp so I am looking at 3 XHHW 1/0 conductors with a #4 ground run in continuous conduit. Is 1.5" conduit big enough or would you step it up to 2". Using the southwire conduit fill calculator it says 1.5" has a low...

So if I go with 80A and #2 AL, what size conduit would you recommend? Also, would I need a #2 ground or would it be downsized?

So it sounds like doing a continuous run in conduit using aluminum XHHW is the best plan. What size wire and conduit would be acceptable? I see the mention of #1 and #2 in this post. When i use the southwire calculator it is coming up with 2/0 with a 2.74% voltage drop.

I was planning on surface mounting.

A little more info that may help after reading the comments. 100 amp service is overkill for what I need right now but I would rather have excess and not have to worry about upgrading in the future if I add more load. I will be the only one using the garage so there won't be any large...

I am working on figuring out what I need to run a 100 amp subpanel in my detached garage. I'm looking for any advice on my current plan and whether or not I need to change anything. The total length of the run between the main panel and the sub-panel is approximately 185 feet. I am planning...

Thanks for all the responses. This explanation makes sense to me. I'll contact the truss company and see what I can find out. If it turns out there is a 10 psf live load rating for the bottom chord, how would I calculate the weight of different options for plywood/OSB etc for some type of...

I was just planning on light storage like Christmas decorations etc. Can someone explain the live load and dead load on the different chords for me?

My garage was built with attic trusses, 24' OC, for the entire 40 ft length. The attic space is about 10 ft wide and 8 ft tall. I have attached the truss specs to this post. What would be best to install for flooring in this attic space? Tounge and groove OSB sub-floor, plywood or something else?

Thanks for your input sparky. I've been doing some searching today on both the fixtures and bulbs but I'm still not sure where to currently get them for the best price. I'm also trying to figure out what brand bulbs are good quality. I'm guessing the brand of fixture doesn't really matter...

I will be running electrical to my newly built garage soon so I am trying to come up with a plan for the lighting. The garage is 40'WX30'D with 12.5' ceiling. I am planning to use un-painted OSB for the walls and ceiling and the primary use for the garage will be automotive work. From the...

Thanks for your reply. Do you remember if you checked to see of water soaked in to the concrete before you applied the products? Also, was your concrete machine troweled?

It looks like any of the penetrating sealers will require acid etching since my slab is power troweled and has very low absorption. Is there a recommended product and procedure for acid etching before the use of these products?

Does anybody have experience with Concrete Sealers USA PS100 Sealer? It looks like it would fit my needs well since it is specific to blocking oil based stains. It also looks pretty budget friendly.

I've been reading about all the different sealers/coatings in this forum but there is so much info it is hard to figure out what is best for my situation. Hopefully some of you can give me some ideas based on your experiences. I am looking for something to protect 1200 square feet of power...

Does this look like the correct type of fiber I would need?

Would there be any issue using a separate media converter and switch? Looking at pricing of the fiber switches, it would be significantly cheaper to buy the 2 pieces of equipment separately.

I live in E Tennessee, Knoxville area. After reading the issues with regular network cable and lighting, that's why I was looking at fiber. I would like to be able to don the install and not have to worry about anything in the future. Although fiber would definitely be more expensive, it still...